#song is Want Ads by The Honey Cone

[fexiled]

@stanuary Week Two: Wanted

experience in love preferred but will accept a young trainee!

[secretmessages1983]

tagged by @sciencefiction-doublefeature to share my top ten songs of the month yaaay

can you get that by funkadelic

wonderwall by the mike flowers pops

want ads by honey cone

i'll do it for you by toussaint mccall

half-light by rostam

your party by ween

i'll be long gone by boz scaggs

why'd we come by oingo boingo

country girl by brinsley schwarz

susie-q by dale hawkins

i hate tagging people in these things but you can say i tagged you 🙈

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

20. Want Ads by The Honey Cone debuted Apr 71 and peaked at number one, scoring 1351 points.

The song was their first of four top 40 hits, and features Ray Parker Jr on rhythm guitar.

[anotherblogaboutguys]

Throwback Tuesday

Here are my favorite ten songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending 5/8/1971

10. Tom Jones - "She's A Lady"

9. John Lennon - "Power To The People"

8. Ringo Starr - "It Don't Come Easy"

7. Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"

6. The Honey Cone - "Want Ads"

5. Cat Stevens - "Wild World"

4. The Jackson 5 - "Never Can Say Goodbye"

3. Janis Joplin - "Me and Bobby McGee"

2. The Temptations - "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"

1 Marvin Gaye - "What's Going On?"

[asidesandbsides]

Starts With H, Part 2

Herman's Hermits - Dandy / My Reservation's Been Confirmed

Another older record that came with my uncle's name on the label, and I think he just didn't take as good care of his records. Or played them too much? "Dandy" is in very fuzzy shape, but I like the Kinks' version better anyway. I actually think "Reservation" sounds pretty cool, it's much more rocking than I'd expect from the Hermits.

The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother / Cos You Like to Love Me

Now, this one is in relatively good shape, and can still soar appropriately. The B-Side is in even better condition, and is pretty fun, even if it can't hope to measure up to one of those songs, the kind that are larger than life.

The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) / Look What We've Got

Sounds pretty much as good as such an incredibly cool song should. "Look What We've Got" is a worthy match for it, actually. It should be better known among Hollies songs, if you ask me. Or maybe I just need to get to know more Hollies songs.

Jake Holmes - So Close / Django and Friend

To the extent that Holmes is known, he is probably best known for writing "Dazed and Confused" and having it stolen out from under him by Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin, this guy is not, but "So Close" is a powerful ballad, unfortunately marred by some loud popping in spots. "Django" is more restrained, but also a beautiful tribute to Django Reinhardt, as one surmises the "man with gypsy eyes" to be, naturally. I enjoy the various Reinhardt-esque instrumental touches here. Nicely done.

The Hombres - Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) / Go Girl, Go

After cleaning off a truly impressive impressive layer of dust, I found this record sounding pretty damn good, actually. Put some weird poetry over a garage beat, and I'm sold. B-Side is pretty good too, but not nearly as weird, alas.

The Honey Cone - Want Ads / We Belong Together

"Want Ads" was apparently a massive hit, and it sounds vaguely familiar, but it's not clicking for me. Still, we have some cool sounds and they are coming through pretty clearly. I think "We Belong Together" is about as good a song, but that's just my opinion.

Brian Hyland - Gypsy Woman / You and Me (#2)

I did a little bit of homework on this guy and honestly wasn't sure what to expect with a cover of a Curtis Mayfield song, but I have to say I really liked the arrangement. The B-Side is also really cool, and they both sound clean. A good record, whatever I was expecting.

[bcntbouquet]

She was right to question Derward; he really didn’t have the capacity to be selfish. Which is why, when it came to wanting not just something but another PERSON entirely, that he pondered selfishness in relation to his own.

Where? Where had she been his whole life? Why hadn’t they met sooner…

He didn’t believe there was actually an answer to any of his questions—or at least, not a good one—but he kept asking himself anyway. And once her fingers reached his skin, he asked them allover again.

“… You ever heard that song, Want Ads by Honey Cone?” A beat. “I’m the ‘young trainee’…” He was trying to tell Delta he had no experience in love… Telling her in the only way that might keep him from crawling back into seclusion.

Delta let out a small giggle at the conversation about the adventure. She felt a wave of warmth pool across her cheeks as she let her eyes drift down. In truth, they could go to a walmart and she was certain that they could have fun together. It was a rare find, to find someone who was so easy to be around. To have someone who fit into your world and life so effortlessly.

Delta also had no doubt in her mind that he cared about her, and that he wanted to be around her. It was a bit different than what she was used to. A cruel part of herself seem to be anticipating for a shoe to drop. She half anticipated he might get bored or lose interest in her friendship. However when those doubts crept in he always had a way of whisking them away.

Delta watched as his hand moved in hers, the touch was safe, and gentle. The hue on her cheeks deepened as she felt the warmth creep up to her ears. She hated how easily she was able to blush. The drumming of her heart in her chest was thumping so hard she worried he might be able to hear it, or feel it.

He spoke her name, and her blue hues stayed lock onto his expression. Attempting to read, decode, and understand what he was thinking, what was coming next. "You? Selfish?" She furrowed her brows. There was not a selfish bone in his body as far as she was concerned.

She was starting to understand now, what he was thinking and what he was trying to relay to her. Her stomach rolling in on itself as she tried to think of what to say or do. But maybe this was not the time for thinking. She reached out letting her fingertips lightly slip along the edge of his lovely jawline. "I am not seeing anyone. And I am fine if you want to move at a slower pace. We would want to be careful right? You're too important to me not to be careful."

[randomvarious]

Today’s compilation:

The Best of Buddah 1988 Soul / Pop-Rock / Pop / Folk-Rock / Bubblegum Pop / Gospel

Buddah Records was simply an absolute fucking hit factory in the 60s and 70s. While their major label competitors typically posted an average of one charted single per every twenty singles released, this extremely dynamic New York-based outfit was able to produce an eye-popping average of about one charted single per every five singles released. What efficiency! 👀

Originally, Buddah started out as a bubblegum pop label and found popularity with annoyingly catchy oddities like "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" by Ohio Express and "Simon Says" by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, but eventually they expanded into a whole host of other genres and styles, including soul, R&B, folk-rock, country, pop-rock, and even gospel. They had big name talents on their roster, too, like Gladys Knight & the Pips and The Lovin' Spoonful—both now Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acts—but they were also home to a bunch of one-hit wonders as well and distributed labels like Hot Wax, which was opened by Holland-Dozier-Holland after the superstar songwriting and production trio departed from Motown.

So, here are twenty of Buddah's biggest triumphs: A bunch of timeless hits, like "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Summer in the City," and "Ooh Child" by The Five Stairsteps, along with fantastic bits of ephemera, like Canadian gospel-pop group Ocean's "Put Your Hand in the Hand," Honey Cone's brilliant proto-disco-funk-soul thing, "Want Ads," and the light, sweet country-folk vocal harmonies of one-hit wonder Brewer & Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line." Also, don't sleep on Melanie's "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)." Coincidentally, I heard that song just last night during the end credits of a Righteous Gemstones episode (great show, by the way!) and it seriously goes 😤.

An excellent retrospective rundown of some of the biggest highlights from this eclectic label that had a real incomparable knack for churning out huge hits. Buddah really did a lot to define the music of the 60s and 70s,

Highlights:

Gladys Knight & the Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia" The Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe in Magic" Melanie - "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" The Lemon Pipers - "Green Tambourine" Gladys Knight & the Pips - "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" The Lovin' Spoonful - "Summer in the City" The Jaggerz - "The Rapper" Stories - "Brother Louie" Ocean - "Put Your Hand in the Hand" Motherlode - "When I Die" Brewer & Shipley - "One Toke Over the Line" Honey Cone - "Want Ads" The Edwin Hawkins Singers - "O Happy Day" The Five Stairsteps - "Ooh Child" The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"

[elaineslay]

you can tell a lot about someone by the type of music they listen to. hit shuffle on your music and write down the first 10 songs, then tag 10 ppl - no skipping!

thanks 4 the tag @friarspark !!!

1. strange magic — electric light orchestra

2. something — the beatles

3. maybe I’m amazed — paul mccartney

4. marwa blues — george harrison

5. rich girl — hall & oates

6. that thing you do! — the wonders (lol)

7. lemon tree — herb alpert and the tijuana brass

8. want ads — honey cone

9. me and bobby mcgee — janis joplin

10. heaven knows I’m miserable now — the smiths

tagging: @runofthemilldemo @highway51 @pearloftheuniverse @elliottgouldofficial :)

[jaeminlore]

bard!taeil ^_^

commissioned by @warmau luv u thank you for giving me free reign i’m sorry i used it all on world building

words: 5k+

a/n: sorry this is a bit late ! also for any mistakes !

okay first thought when given free reign of a story is PRINCE or ROYAL bc that is where my mind is for every story i love a good castle moment

i just think they’re neat ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

but yknow i was thinking about bards and also my skyrim game and how annoying yet precious the bards are in the inn. and if that is not taeil i will eat my own foot,,,,, like omg i forgot his name i think it’s mikael?? he’s at the inn in riften!!! i beat him up to preserve the honor of some lady and now we’re best friends ^_^ anyways he’s lovable and it makes me think of taeil

i miss taeil i read a post about how precious he is and it made me feel some type of way ,,,,, my favorite taeil era was cherry bomb bc the CHOKER and the EYELINER and he just felt like the embodiment of that tiktok sparkly filter

okay now that that’s over

this story is set in a lone kingdom called intima,,,, intima is a word meaning the heart of something and it’s where the word intimacy comes from and it makes me feel warm and happy so i assume it will make the people of intima happy too !!!!! it’s an island centered around the sun — and YOU my dear reader are the eldest princess, the first before six younger siblings !!!

as the oldest, the throne is in your future, and you are set to be the reigning queen WHICH you are quite excited about this isn’t one of those aus where you hate your kingdom and your job and serving,, you LOVE your people and your culture and you genuinely can’t wait to become queen

i’m going to set the world!!!! bc world-building gives me endorphins >.>

intima is a HEAVILY floral-filled island. the clivia (or bush lily) is the capitol flower, often associated with patriotism or pride for intima as an island!!! it’s the flower people pin to their chest during coronations or royal festivals!! and the yellow/orange/coral shades are often what you and your siblings wear to represent yourselves and your island.

intima is a land of equality!!! bc i said so!! and also because the culture is purely built on gratitude and kindness ,,,,, i like to think the spirituality or “religion” in the culture is the worship of the sun and the warmth it brings,,,, a sort of serving the thing that shines a path for the hopeless!!!! there are hundreds of poems and legends and songs about the sun and who she once was and why she blesses intima with her harvests and all kinds of other things and i do have the time to get into it but i know all of you do not

intima also believes that art is hard work!!! and it’s one of the most respected jobs there are!!! like a busker or a street painter are often praised and it’s expected of islanders to tip them and stay to praise them a bit!!! and usually they’ll sell their art (if that’s what they made) afterwards!!!! and poets will read for the children and adults alike and they’ll sell their services to like,,, people who struggle to put their words down on paper and it’s all very helpful and lovely

farmers and fishermen are well respected as well!!!! ofc they bring the food in and the vendors at the marketplace sell them while the artists keep entertainment going. it’s a lovely system and often as the seasons change people will shift their jobs so a vendor will decide to create for a season or a fisherman may decide he wants to sell wares,,, it’s a system so that people can enjoy where they are as well as express they’re creativity properly

and the wealth is distributed equally so that no one goes hungry!!! everyone helps each other out to find a job that fits them!!! and not many people take advantage of the system because it’s quite shameful to refuse helping your fellow neighbor

so yes!!! kindness and helping each other out is not only expected but it is often an indicator of how respected you are as a member of society

ungrateful people get the shame cone >:(

the island is HUGE and set in a sort of jagged star shape, with villages and markets surrounding the castle itself!!! and there’s a moat surrounding the castle made from the streams that trail in from the sea ,,,, and the harbors are quite beautiful if you stand atop the castle walls you can see the ships come and go and it is just *chef’s kiss* immaculate

and the moat is so beautiful i can just imagine the ferns!! like palm brush ferns and tiger lilies and birds of paradise just lining either side of the moat,,, so pretty :( and the moat isn’t to keep people out!!! it’s actually a natural pool for the villagers when it gets too hot :)!! but otherwise the drawbridge is always down so people can come and go throughout the courtyards

similarly, the castle walls run down the island as main roads, leading to the actual castle where the main courtyard sits.

you and your siblings are very personal with your subjects, and it’s not uncommon for the princes and princesses to walk hand in hand with those of a lower class than them,,,, esp bc there isn’t really a class system in place. since wealth is evenly distributed,,,, it’s evenly distributed to the royals as well, and everyone lives comfortably. the only added expense are gifts!!! so if there’s a birthday or something more wealth might be offered to the recipients by default

the courtyards!!! are so beautiful!!! there are four in total but the one i want to focus on is the coronation courtyard!!! this is the courtyard where the coronations and celebrations are held!!!

but when there aren’t any coronations, it’s where people hang out to have picnics or sell their wares or tell stories!!!

and this is where we see taeil!!!!

every day our hero brings his life and ~sings~ a different story to whoever happens to be walking by. he’s actually hugely popular with many of intima’s people,,,, mostly because his voice is like HONEY and his smile reminds everyone of home

he has like,,,,, kind big brother who only comes home for thanksgiving but each time is more memory-filled than the last energy ,,,,, anyways

you don’t actually notice him at first!!! because usually he isn’t in the coronation courtyard.

also you’re too busy planning your OWN coronation

#queenshit and all you know the vibes

it actually isn’t until yuta points out that there is a “very tiny man singing about how beautiful you are” in the courtyard that you’re actually like,,,, okay,,,,,, interesting..?

and at first you’re like shut up yuta i’m trying to work on seating placements you know ten from iacto can’t sit beside donghyuck from stella or they’ll start a prank war during MY coronation

also there are a lot of people who write songs about you and your siblings that’s just how the vibes are !!!!!

you and your siblings are known for your beauty and kindness, so many creatives often use y’all as muses

so you just brush it off

and go back to your planning

which actually consists of you begging your advisors to make little goodie bags for everyone on the entire island (they WILL eventually agree because who doesn’t want a small bee charm necklace or some cleansing crystals)

but i digress

it’s not until you visit the courtyard to finalize the seating arrangements that you actually see the man your brother was talking about

at first you don’t even realize it’s the same person

sure, this man is short, but he is nothing like the unattractie picture you painted in your mind. not that short men are unattractive, but most men who hit on you are often uhhhh creepy and old bc intima is a beautiful place but men are still a disease

this man is, dare you say it, handsome.

like prettily handsome

his hair is a warm chestnut that falls over his eyebrows in loose curls. strands curl and bend around his ears and his eyes are lined with what seems like kohl

his lips are pursed, and he’s too far away for you to hear him, but he seems to be singing

you tear your eyes away from his coral-colored jerkin and try to focus on the seating arrangements

in the end, you leave the work to your advisors, choosing to break away and listen to the lonesome bard

and just IMAGINE for a moment taeil singing like real people do by hozier

just taeil singing any hozier song i cannot get over the thought of it >_>

those are the vibes for this story

taeil a sexy irish bog man

not really but i’ll bookmark the idea for later !!!!

okay so imagine him singing real people do or sunshine and it’s so gentle and warm coming from his mouth that you’re entranced at the very start of it,,,, you’ve heard tales of sirens luring sailors into the sea,,, and they’ve always sounded quite far fetched but now that you’re hearing taeil’s voice you’re like,,,,,, maybe it’s possible

you sidle up to another listener and ask for his name

“taeil moon”

it’s a befitting name. you run it over your tongue for a good while until it feels familiar,,, and when the song is finally over, you clap and shout a few praises, thinking your voice would get caught in the crowd

but taeil catches your gaze, and he strums a sour note on his lute. it’s a swift apology and an even swifter exit as he leaves the courtyard.

you watch him go, unsure as to why he seemed so uncomfortable knowing you were there. “is he alright?” you ask the same listener who told you taeil’s name. they answer, “he’s never left a set before. perhaps you frightened him, princess.”

you DID frighten him. moving into taeil’s point of view, the man has been declaring his infatuation with you for months now and you’ve never come to listen. he suddenly feels naked and vulnerable,,, the one person he chose to write songs about is the future queen and he could very well be executed for such unauthorized poetry

(as if executing is something intima didn’t outlaw ages ago)

so taeil is just a tiny bit dramatic, and he clings to the honest hope that you came to his show late and didn’t hear his declaration. his “all my love songs of now and forever after are for the princess y/n” that he starts every set with. he feels like a fool, so he finds himself hiding in the royal gardens, far behind the brush and hedges, where a lone forgotten fountain rusts. still water bubbles out of the spout, but there isn’t enough for the fountain to actually flow, so it just makes an incredibly awkward gurgling sound as taeil strums his lute and tries to collect his thoughts

taeil doesn’t just like you because you’re the princess. it goes so much deeper than that; he has one faint memory of his graduation out of bards college (it’s a thing in skyrim so it’s a thing in my au) and it consists of you meeting with all of the graduates and giving them each a bush lily from your own personal garden,,,,,,, you also wrote everyone a handwritten letter addressing them by name !!!!!!!!!

and it’s not much to go by at all, and taeil would feel incredibly foolish even bringing up the memory, or the fact that he keeps the card in his memeriy box,,,,, because it’s obvious that you don’t remember him from it, but he can still remember the color of your eyes up close, and he knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of your smile,, and just the memory of your fingers grazing his when you handed him the flower and card makes his cheeks warm with childlike fondness

he’s a fool, he knows. he’s also a coward, because he ran at the very sight of you

“you ran off before i could tell you how lovely your voice is.”

taeil falls into the rusting fountain as soon as you round the hedge. he has no idea how you managed to find him, but he can’t really think much about it because he’s soon coughing and shivering from the cold and dirty water he’s just fallen into. he mourns his lute,,,,,, just floating in the shallow water ,,,,,, it’s not dead it’s just wet :/

“oh dear i’m so sorry!” you grab his hand and help him out of the fountain, wincing at the way his clothes cling to his body. (Wait. wait. taeil’s lil baby tummy.... through the sheer shirt,,,,,,, like after he takes off his jerkin to dry it out :(((( omg he’s so cute) “i just wanted to compliment you.”

“thank you, princess,” taeil manages to get out. he paints a smile on his face even though he feels like he’s never been put in a more awkward situation. “it means a lot, honestly.” he decides to avoid the topic of having a crush on you, because he thinks he has experienced plenty of embarrassing moments today, thank you very much. so he changes the topic completely. “good luck, uh, on your coronation. i’m looking forward to it.”

you lower yourself into a mock curtsy. “why thank you. save me a dance during the after party, won’t you?”

taeil nods, not trusting himself to speak, and you bid him goodbye

y’all know taeil’s face where he’s just cheesin. like :D

that’s his face for the rest of the day. and every day up until the coronation !!!!!!

and you visit him!!!! when you can !!!!!!!!

taeil has a very easygoing personality i feel like after the initial awkwardness he’d actually be the one to initiate a friendship!!! like sometimes he leaves you letters by the old fountain !!!!!! :((((

and taeil’s letters are very friendly but every once in awhile he’ll slip in song lyrics that make your heart flutter!!!! just imagine your favorite love song or folk song written out by taeil to you because he learned it and it made him think of you :(( i’m crying and i know you’re crying

one day you have a picnic!!!!!!!!! and it’s just the two of you and taeil thinks he should be nervous but he genuinely does enjoy your company,,,,, and he kinda sort of slowly starts to think of you less as a muse and more as a friend,,,,,, or even maybe a potential ,,,,,,,,, l o v e r oooohhhhhhhh,,,, omg it’s so cute tho he lays out a blanket in front of the fountain and the two of you eat sandwiches and apple juice and :(( eventually the sun makes you both a lil tired so you fall asleep side by side

and you get kind of flustered when you wake up beside taeil like oh 😳 okay 😳 now 😳

the two of you hang around each other in secret. not because it’s against the law or it would be publicized or anything like that,,,, intima is a very casual island and no one would bother the two of you too much,,,,,,,,, but taeil feels like a little secret you aren’t sure you want to share ,,, also your brothers and sisters would tease you relentlessly for giving your time to someone KNOWN for singing love songs about you

your friendship w taeil feels a bit like a bird feather on a windy day,,,,,,, like one hesitant breath could blow him away,,,,,,,, but taeil is so FUNNY and warm and gentle and COMFORTABLE that you slowly start to feel yourself fall for him.

taeil is a story-telling bard in the way that the songs he sings often tell stories of his life or the life of someone famous, installed in their hearts from the moment they were all in elementary school. like imagine him singing a tale about the greek gods or norse mythology or perhaps he goes and bit more fairytale and songs of thumbalina or sleeping beauty

he’s an amazing storyteller, so much so that when the two of you hang out, he often recites some form of verse to you, especially if it’s a legend you love dearly (SIRENS) ,,,,,, but the one thing that kind of irritates you is that he has yet to sing you one of his legendary songs that are “supposedly” for you

you’re not trying to be prideful, but this is the lovely singer everyone has told you about, and you still haven’t heard any of his original songs. or at least, his original songs dedicated to you. you’re very curious to see what you look like in taeil’s eyes, even though it might make you feel horribly vulnerable.

and taeil is like :) obviously :) i’m not going to sing love songs :) about my crush :) to my crush :)

but it’s whatever.

what i want to talk about is the coronation babey !!!!!!!!!!!

it’s very public,,, in the middle of the courtyard,,, and all the market stalls are up selling their wares to the large crowd!!!!! and kids are playing in the moat !!!!! sort of a summer festival and you’re the main event lol. like some people will gather and watch the coronation and some people will be off dancing on the other side of the courtyard but everyone is celebrating the same thing!!

and this is a high fantasy setting so there aren’t any modern things like microphones or speakers aside from a copper horn or smth ,,, but it’s all very fun and festive!!!!

merchants are selling banners of orange and gold,,, yellow roses and tiger lilies,,,,,,, flower crowns and faux scepters for the little kids!!!!!! and there’s lively music for people to dance and celebrate to,,,,,, and can you guess who is in charge of the music !!!!?! TAEIL

he’s got an entire band leading the courtyard and it’s all traditional songs for the most part of taeil is able to slip in a few love songs now and again. and ofc everyone loves them bc they know taeil and OBV it’s hard to hate taeil

but :( you aren’t really focusing on the music since it’s such a big day for you but if you were you’d know that taeil is singing his original songs :((( all the love songs about you,,,,,,,,,,

and i SWEAR i can imagine taeil singing hozier-esque songs..... omg or like mystery of love ,,,,, imagine him singing mystery of love on one side of the courtyard while you’re getting crowned queen on the other side

that image is something that can be so personal to me ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

:(((( and you’re dressed in a tan and peach maiden dress,,,, cloaked in golden silk with day lilies tucked in your hair,,,,,,,,, omg or BRAIDED into your hair,,,,,, you just look like a sun goddess okay golden by harry styles are the vibes ALRIGHT babes,,,, and there’s a speech to be made and someone made cake for the masses,,, so you get a bit caught up it everything

taeil isn’t really in the crowd for the coronation as i already stated before ,,,,, but he can kind of hear everything that’s happening and it makes him just smile to himself as he messes with his lute :((( omg if you guys haven’t heard you are gold by the national parks THATS the song taeil sings as the celebrations are dying down

and all the street lanterns are lit and people are quieting down and eating or chatting or rounding up their kids for bedtime !! omg little kids racing past and giggling, their flower crowns askew as they shout about becoming a queen one day :( that’s so cute esp to imagine taeil watching them fondling and waving at them as they pass

and there are fireflies all around!!!! lighting the pathway!!! it’s just so cute and soft and lovely think tangled at last i see the light scene OKAY except it’s not on water it’s a festival and it’s beautiful every seems to be glowing in the light

this au is partially inspired by tangled,,, or the kingdom of corona (lol) so

anyways back to you are gold

the chorus is as so: “you are gold / you are all i see / you are aurum scarce and meant for kings / and i will wait if it’s time you need / what i see in you i hope you find in me.”

and can’t you just SEE taeil singing that absentmindedly not really knowing that you’re making your way to him and then he just looks up during the final chords and he just,,,,,,, fumbles the music and his voice cracks a little (but how COULDNT it bc you’re so beautiful and angelic and taeil could easily picture the stars against your skin and in the shade of your eyes)

“h-hi,” he stutters. “you look. nice.” :D

i think taeil is pretty confident with his feelings but i also feel like he can be quite clumsy with them as well. if that makes sense. but on the other hand confessing to the now-queen of your island is a bit much and taeil isn’t really ready to be rejected on a regal level.

“thank you,” you say. AND!!! you can feel your cheeks get hot because taeil is quite handsome and you DEFINITELY heard the last few lyrics of the song and it ignited feelings inside of you that you weren’t sure you’ve felt much of before.

you kind of just want to take his hand and go spend some ~ alone time ~ with him ^_^

“you know,” you sit down beside him and wrap your cloak around yourself. “everyone has been telling me that you’re quite famous for dedicating your love songs to me. how come i haven’t heard such declarations?”

taeil’s ears turn red and he smiles down at the lute in his lap. “isn’t it a bit disrespectful to make you listen to all the songs i write for you?”

“i want to hear them!! genuinely!!”

can you just IMAGINE taeil holding eye contact and singing sunshine by hozier >:( or like ANY song by ray montangue for today we’re pretending taeil wrote all of these

hold you in my arms by ray montangue YOO :((

just taeil strumming and singing sort of under his breath because he doesn’t really want anyone else to share this lil moment with you. and he’s so sweet like i imagine after he sings he doesn’t expect any praise and he certainly doesn’t expect you to confess your love or anything like that

bc taeil is a respectful future king

LIKE JUST IMAGINE kind of grabbing his face and just giving him a lil kiss,,,,, a lil smooch,,,,, if you will

taeil is probably rlly pretty just after being kissed like his eyelashes would flutter so prettily and it would be so soft like he’d just press his forehead against yours and then omg a FOREHEAD KISS like a really gentle one

you would be so important to taeil like i think he would just be so gentle with you in every way

the relationship is a slower one,,,,,, you have queenly duties and he’s still working as a busker,,,,, getting ready to help the merchants in the winter,,,,,,,

but the two of you make time. it’s similar to before, you just set up picnics, or sometimes you watch him sing, and he’ll write you love songs and send them to you through a letter,, stamping with purple wax,,,

and taeil is always so sweet :( i think he’s more of a casual lover in the sense that he doesn’t need pda or loud declarations in order to make you feel loved flashback to him dedicating every love song to you in the middle of the square but he’d be the type to just hold your hand around the courtyard,, or he’d just send you soft smiles from the other side of the marketplace

he’s the time to buy you a basket of your favorite fruits and deliver them personally to your door

everyone in the castle just lets taeil into the chambers section at this point

the two of you will swim in the moat and play hopscotch with the village children or go shopping together or take naps beneath the afternoon sun and with taeil by your side it’s all so fond and precious and some times you’ll go days or weeks without seeing him just because of schedules but it’s never awkward when the two of you get back together

and it’s actually not until some of your very own villagers are coming up to you like hey,,,,, why haven’t you made taeil your partner yet?? he’s so precious and sweet and he would look lovely in a crown 👀👀

and uhhh who are you to argue with that lmao

so you buy taeil a ring

a pearl !!!! encased in silver <3333 i like to think that the tales he sang to you about sirens often slides to a pearl of some sorts,, so you make sure it’s the rock you place on the ring

and you take him back to that rusty old creaky old ugly old fountain :)

and you just,,,,,, ask him to marry you ,,,,,,,,,,

ofc taeil says yes, a bit frozen because the two of you have talked about marriage but only briefly,,, and he wasn’t sure you’d ever take that step so he didn’t want to pressure you

taeil ofc has always been ready,,, his soul is more open than yours if that makes sense !!! which isn’t a bad thing but he has definitely been ready for a lifetime with you for a long time now

and it’s a long-ish engagement i feel like

not that it really matters but it’s more of a betrothement !!!! so the two of you are technically already married even before the ceremony if that makes sense??? like everyone alludes to taeil as the consort and the two of you live together and receive gifts of betrothement and !!! it’s quite sweet and it’s the way they do things in intima

also you guys aren’t in a big hurry for another ceremony esp bc yuta’s coronation is coming up and you don’t want to take any of his spotlight

king!yuta hold up

but yeah taeil is a wonderful consort !! doesn’t do much yet politically bc he isn’t especially versed in politics but he’s learning!!! he’s really good at keeping a good energy in the room even if two ambassadors are fighting taeil will just be vibing like :-D and it often calms tensions

he’s just a GREAT person and a helpful ruler even tho he really doesn’t even have to be,,,, he’s just a consort,,,, but he still takes the effort to learn genuine laws and help guide the people

the people are obviously obsessed with him,,, they wouldn’t ask for another consort because he’s so kind with all of them

still sings in the courtyard as his job ,,, and the people love it just as much ^_^ esp because now all the songs are openly for you and about you and it makes people more fond of you as well

taeil creates y/n propaganda pass it on

but he works in the castle too,, and he’s a fast learner especially when it comes to settling arguements within the village or even within the court,,,, he also sets up festivals !! he’s wonderful at it !! genuinely !! taeil as an interior designer i can just see it man him designing flower arrangements and the setlist and just !! being a wonderful host

and tbh you’re very thankful because it’s nice to rule with siblings but it’s even nicer to rule with a soulmate

and taeil feels just like that — a soulmate, a missing piece of the puzzle,,,,,

and if intima is the sun , if you who rules it is the sun, then taeil is the moon,, and it’s quite obvious that the two of you were made for each other

perhaps in the future the two of you will have kids or adopt

or you guys get a puppy!!! i can see you w a puppy and taeil with a kitten and the two lil pets just follow you guys around omg

the two of you fix up the old fountain so it isn’t rusty or squeaky anymore

you guys find rocks out on the shore and create a new bed at the bottom of the fountain

and guess what!!!! you guys write little wishes on the rocks and invite everyone else to do the same with the idea that once the fountain is filled with wishes, you’ll hold a festival where you put the wishes back into the sea to be completed

omg how cute would that be like a yearly thing where the fountain would be filled with rocks and everyone gets a handful to take down to the beach and throw into the sea

it’s where lovers write their names and people confess to their crushes and anniversaries and birthdays are celebrated and it’s where artists write pictures and poets write verses and people write prayers to the sun

and it’s where you and taeil announce your first pregnancy >.<

and it’s really soft

the place between the sea and the sun is where your love lies

where your family lives

omg taeil singing lullabies to his baby :( HES be such a sweet dad

i feel like taeil already has a family just by his vibes yknow

but say it’s a daughter he’d teach her how to play the lute and he’d buy her her own

he’d let her express herself in any way and identify however she’d want and love whoever she wanted

he’d be an AMAZING father and husband and king

ANYWAYS to conclude

this was fun to write and i hope it made sense i know it’s all over the place but in conclusion taeil is sexy and deserves to be loved

[nerianasims]

Billboard #1s 1971

Under the cut.

Tony Orlando & Dawn – “Knock Three Times” -- January 23, 1971

Lounge lizard smarm. Coming on to a neighbor who doesn't even know you is not going to end well, especially when you're bugging her by note in her own home.

The Osmonds – “One Bad Apple” -- February 13, 1971

Gah, another little kid singing a love song. And one that would be sleazy if it were sung by an adult. "I can tell you been hurt/ By that look on your face, girl/ Some guy brought a sad evening/ To your happy world." Or maybe she has indigestion. Or maybe that look on her face is because you're being a total creep at her. Go away, shut up, and grow up. This song is terrible.

Janis Joplin – “Me And Bobby McGee” -- March 20, 1971

Janis Joplin finished recording this song three days before she died. Always the good ones. In this case, a great one. This is one of my favorite songs.

The Temptations – “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” -- April 3, 1971

The narrator is in love with a woman he doesn't know. Whether the woman even exists is an open question. He's dreaming of finding a love to have a nice life with, "a little home in the country." The background strings give the song a fitting dreamy quality. Brilliant and moving.

Three Dog Night – “Joy To The World” -- April 17, 1971

I've loved this song since I was a little kid, and it's easy to see why. "Jeremiah was a bullfrog! Was a good friend of mine!" My favorite part now is "If I were the king of the world/ Tell you what I'd do/ I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the wars/ Make sweet love to you." It's a song I have to dance to (while sitting nowadays), and is another of my favorite songs.

The Rolling Stones – “Brown Sugar” -- May 29, 1971

Whoo boy. Okay so. I didn't know what the lyrics were to any part of this song but the chorus until a couple years ago. Mick Jagger was capable of singing clearly, but he chose to pull the marbles in the mouth technique on this one, and you can see why. If people had had the internet to look up the lyrics easily in 1971, would this have been a hit? I'm not qualified to say anything else about it.

The Honey Cone – “Want Ads” -- June 12, 1971

Her husband is cheating on her, so she plans to advertise for a replacement, specifically a "young and single and free" one. It's Motown, but not the best type. The chorus is memorable, and the song is fun, but it's nothing too special.

Carole King – “It’s Too Late” -- June 19, 1971

Carole King, with her husband Gerry Goffin, was one of the biggest songwriters of the 60s. By 1971, she'd divorced her husband and released one of the most successful albums ever, Tapestry. I've got the CD. It's a song about a breakup, but not heartbreak. They tried to make it, but it's over now. It's a resigned, adult song about some very tired people. It's not my favorite song on Tapestry; that's "I Feel the Earth Move." But it's a really good song.

Paul Revere & The Raiders – “Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)” -- July 24, 1971

Well, it's progress since "Running Bear" and "Custer" anyway. It's well-meaning, probably. And that's the only good thing I have to say about it. Moving on, as quickly as possible.

James Taylor – “You’ve Got A Friend” -- July 31, 1971

This is another Carole King song, and her version's on Tapestry. I prefer hers. It's a little faster, and I don't like James Taylor's voice.

The Bee Gees – “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” -- August 7, 1971

Speaking of voices I don't like. This is before the Bee Gees got into disco. I think the song itself is probably pretty okay. But the way the Bee Gees sing it is too slow and overly mannered. At least there’s no falsetto.

Paul & Linda McCartney – “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” -- September 4, 1971

Um... what? I think this is Paul apologizing to what the Baby Boomers would later decree was the "Greatest Generation." Sort of. There's a bit of "sorry not sorry" about it too. It hardly feels like an intentional song at all though. More like Linda and Paul were screwing around in the studio.

Donny Osmond – “Go Away Little Girl” -- September 11, 1971

Seriously? Okay, Donny Osmond is a little boy, and a little boy telling a "little girl" to go away is more odd than creepy. But also, he's already in a committed relationship and so doesn't want to be tempted to cheat when he's what, twelve at most? Sheesh. People's taste is a mystery to me.

Rod Stewart – “Maggie May” -- October 2, 1971

UM. An older woman lured a young man away from home. A really young man. A really, really young man. Not a man, but a boy. He's obviously supposed to be under 18 -- I'd guess 16 at most. The lyrics are very much about grooming. It's musically good. And the lyrics don't excuse Maggie or anything. But it's not a song I want to listen to a lot either, considering the subject matter.

Cher – “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” -- November 6, 1971

I had no idea "gypsy" was a slur until a few years ago, or even that it was connected with the Romani people. I think most Americans probably still don't know. And they really didn't know in 1971. The narrator probably is not Romani, but who knows. The point of the song is that she's part of an underclass that's insulted and abused, but then "every night, all the men would come around and lay their money down." A 21 year old man seduces her when she's 16 and now she's pregnant, and he's nowhere to be found. What else is an underclass for, after all? Cher sings the hell out of it. So that's two songs in a row about an adult sexually exploiting a teenager.

Isaac Hayes – “Theme From Shaft“ -- November 20, 1971

Some levity is welcome. Especially when it's this good. Damn right.

Sly & The Family Stone – “Family Affair” -- December 4, 1971

This song has a slow funk beat. Slow for funk. It's also kinda repetitive. As for the lyrics, I don't know what's going on. It starts seeming like it's going to be about how kids in a family can turn out different, but they're still family so everyone's gonna love each other any way. Then it veers off into newlyweds who are still checking each other out. I think. And then... I don't get it. The song sounds good though, whatever it's about.

Melanie – “Brand New Key” -- December 25, 1971

Roller skates used to have keys. My mom liked Melanie, so she had an album with this on it, and so this song is how I learned about that. Also, I'm pretty sure this song is about sex. "I've got a brand new pair of rollerskates/ You've got a brand new key/ I think we should get together/ And try them out you see." It's a bouncy, fun little song.

BEST OF 1971:  "Me And Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin WORST OF 1971: "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds

[zwei-the-penguin-with-a-pen]

‘Honeybee’

A quick Valentine’s Day fic from your friendly neighborhood Penguin, Zwei!

Fandom: RWBY

One-Shot Fluff

Words: 2115 ish

Ships: Bumbleby with a side of White Rose

Insert Song: ‘Honeybee’ by Steam Powered Giraffe. Listen to it, it jams!

Synopsis: Blake sings Yang a song during a lazy-ish day at the dorm. Bees with suffering Weiss. A hit of White Rose at the end. Was feeling mushy since it’s Heart-Shaped Candy Day. Enjoy?

Blake lay in her bottom bunk, strumming her acoustic guitar with a jazzy rhythm. She plucked and popped the strings in time, the metal vibrating against the wood and projecting the sultry sounds of her mellifluous chords. Her gold eyes gleamed like the beams of a sunset. She swayed to her rhythm, her black hair bouncing as it waved in time. Yang could hardly take her eyes away from the hairpin curve of Blake's grin. She found herself moving to Blake's tunes, her golden mane waving here and there. Yang could see her girlfriend's lips curve further upward at that, almost into a satisfied smirk. "You like my jams, Goldie?" Yang gasped, blushing bright red at Blake's question.

Ah, Blake had the power to turn Yang's face into a tomato. She was pretty good at it, although she didn't have to try. Blake gazed into Yang's eyes, the soft purple irises like lavender flowers. Once she was no longer a tomato, Yang picked her head up and grinned her confident smile back at Blake. The sight of Yang's shimmering teeth and her jawline's sharp curve caused Blake's eyes to turn to stars. She even forgot the chord she was supposed to play next. She cursed under her breath.

"GAY!" Weiss shouted playfully from her desk, where she'd been completing assignment after miserable assignment for hours now. If her hair had not already been whiter than snow, the stress of these classes would have turned it that way. It was almost like every professor at Beacon thought that their class was the only one their students were studying.

It didn't help that Ruby distracted her all the time. The rosy little redhead didn't do it intentionally; she was just too cute for her own good... or Weiss's, for that matter. What with her eyes that shone like precious metal, her perpetually smiling face perfectly framed by her bob of red-tipped brown hair, and her muscles. Good gods, Ruby's arms were shredded. Lugging around a 40 some odd pound gardening tool was no easy task, Weiss figured. Her legs were toned and muscular from ceaseless running, too.

"You would know, wouldn't you, Princess?" Blake nicked. Weiss rolled her icy blues at the remark, continuing her mountain of homework. Blake strummed a new tune, her jangly chords dancing through the room at her command. Yang stood up and danced along, making Blake's face a tomato but failing to break her concentration. Blake's changed tunes abruptly, moving into a softer piece. Yang found it hard to dance to this pattern so she took a seat on the bed next to Blake. The way Blake's fingers moved across the neck of her guitar hypnotized Yang. She almost didn't realize Blake asked her a question.

"So, you want to hear a new jam I'm working on?" Blake had asked. Yang blushed lightly as she came to and nodded.

"I'm always down to hear you, Blakey! What have you got for me?" Yang queried, her lilac eyes shining at the idea. Blake gave a half-smirk as she picked out a few notes and strummed a new beat.

"Well... there's this girl, right?"

"Yeah?" Yang played along. She could hear Weiss making exaggerated gagging noises from her desk, but she paid the Princess no mind. Her Black Cat was talking, and Blake's was the only voice the Golden Dragon cared to hear.

"We've been going kind of steady, and I'm really into her. I think she likes me almost as much, but I know I like her more." Blake's pupils seemed to widen as she looked at Yang again. Yang could get lost in the sunset of Blake's golden eyes. She blushed when one of Blake's cat ears wiggled and twitched.

"Could you two get any gayer?" Weiss casually asked, continuing to throw shade at the two Bees. The couple paid her no attention. Shade was Weiss's second language after all, so everyone in her vicinity hardly noticed it anymore.

"Ooh, did you write a song for your pretty lady friend, Kitty Cat?" Yang asked excitedly. She could feel the stars in her eyes already. Blake smirked her catty smirk again, driving Yang positively bonkers.

"I certainly did. Tell me if you think she'll enjoy it, please?" Blake replied, strumming all the while. She found the beat again once she stopped talking and began her song.

You didn't have to look my way

Your eyes still haunt me to this day

But you did, yes you did

You didn't have to say my name

Ignite my circuits, start a flame

But you DI-I-I-ID

Oh, Turpentine, erase me whole,

Because I don't want to live my life alone.

Well, I was waiting for you all my life

Oh, Why?

Set me free, my Honey-BEE-EE-EE-EE-EE!

Honey BEE-EE-EE-EE-EE-EE-EE!

Blake usually didn't look around the room while she was singing or playing the guitar, but this song was just chords so it was simple enough that she had the chance. Yang's eyes were slowly turning into hearts at the lyrics. Blake also swore she saw Weiss lightly bouncing along to her new song. If the resident Snow White enjoyed it, then the song was good. She figured she could sing one more verse and chorus, then.

You didn't have to smile at me

Your grin's the sweetest that I've ever seen

But you did, yes you did

You didn't have to offer your hand

Because since I've kissed it I am at your command

But you DI-I-I-ID

Oh, Turpentine, erase me whole

Because I don't want to live my life alone

Well, I was waiting for you all my life!

Oh, Why?

Set me free, me Honey-BEE-EE-EE-EE-EE-EE-EE

Honey-BEE-EE-EE-EE-EE-EE-EE

Blake's strumming came to a sudden stop. With her snarkiest grin, she told Yang, "That's all you get for free, Honeybee!" The hearts in Yang's eyes were all the proof Blake needed that her song was perfect.

"Oh, there's more?" Yang pleaded, putting on her best pout for good measure.

"I think I have a bridge that could work with the song... but again, I'll have to charge you to hear that."

"Name your price, my love!" Yang commanded, her voice booming through the dorm room.

"Twenty thousand Lien!" Blake joked. Weiss's face hit the table at that.

"Geez, do you think I'm made of money, Kitty Cat?" Yang replied with more pouting.

"I accept butt rubs, too. You have to match my price, though. One rub equals one Lien. That's my last offer, Honeybee!" Blake replied with a chortle. Yang laughed under her breath but attempted to maintain the conversational shenanigans if only to annoy Weiss Cream. The Princess muttered something about their exchange being 'the gayest thing she had ever heard with her own ears' but neither Blake nor Yang paid that any mind.

"As much as I love rubbing your behind, I think twenty thousand rubs might be a bit excessive..."

"If you use both hands, that would make it only ten thousand." Blake giggled at her girlfriend.

"You drive a hard bargain, Miss Belladonna! I believe I shall accept your terms!" Yang finally replied. She snuggled up close to Blake and ran her hands down Blake's back, resting each one upon one side of Blake's rear end.

"Oh, yeah, there are rules here. Butt only, nowhere lower. At least, not while we still have company..." Blake added. She was certain Weiss would get lost if they kept this up. That way they could be alone together.

"Aww, but what about your thighs? They're so soft! I'm sure Weiss Cream would get jealous, though."

"Oh, thank Gods! Ruby just messaged me! She's done with her extracurriculars, so we're supposed to hang out! I guess that means I'll be going!" Weiss spoke up, standing up from her seat at the desk and grabbing her jacket.

"See? Now she can go touch Ruby's soft thighs so she won't be jealous!" Blake joked as Weiss pulled her jacket over her arms and zipped it halfway up.

"Soft? Lies! Ruby's thighs are rock solid, just like the rest of her body!" Weiss jabbed. Her icy blue eyes widened when she realized what she had just said and to whom she had said it.

"How do you know what my sister's thighs feel like, Weiss Cream?" Yang asked in a fakely interrogating fashion. When she looked to Weiss for an answer, Weiss was no longer there. A dashed white line roughly in the shape of Weiss was all that remained. It blinked three times before disappearing entirely. "Aaaand she's gone!"

"You know those two do stuff, right? They might not do it all, but they definitely mess around a bit," Blake told Yang. She felt a rough squeeze at her left buttock. "OH BABY!" She joked. Yang leaned her head into the nape of Blake's neck and laughed. "Good Gods, don't do that!"

"You're so playful, Kitty Cat!" Yang retorted, lightly nibbling on Blake's shoulder blade and sliding one hand down one of Blake's squishy thighs. "But yes, I know they play around, and I'm good with it. Ruby really likes Weiss, and Weiss really likes her. I trust her to respect Ruby's boundaries, and I'll break her kneecaps if she doesn't. She and I have had this talk already."

"Well, that's good to know." Blake grinned as she strummed some new chords. Yang recognized this tune as a poppy rendition of 'Fly Me To The Moon'.

"Do I seriously have to rub your ass ten thousand times to hear the rest of that song?"

"Absolutely!" Blake smirked, winking one of her golden eyes at Yang. "I'll give you something good afterward, Honeybee!"

"Well, it was a breathtaking song already, Kitty Cat. I can't wait to hear the rest of it." Yang kissed Blake's neck some more, making Blake insane with desire. "I love you!" Yang spoke into Blake's neck.

"I love you too, Honeybee." Blake smiled softly, strumming away as her girlfriend's hands explored her behind.

\/\/\/\/\/

"I swear to the Gods, Ruby, you messaged me at the perfect time!" Weiss bragged to her girlfriend. The little red slayer grinned at the remark as she took a lick from her ice cream cone.

"They must have really been gaying the dorm up, huh?" Ruby replied with a chuckle, earning a laugh from Weiss. Ruby gazed into Weiss's icy blues for a long moment, as it was like staring up at the endless blue sky on a summer day. The curve of Weiss's grin when she laughed sent Ruby on a journey of noticing details about her beautiful girlfriend. There was an eyelash on her cheek, but Ruby was too distracted to say anything.

Weiss's flowing white hair moved in time with her words, waving and bouncing like falling snow in the wind. This led Ruby to Weiss's shoulders, the slim shoulders that had once carried the weight of the world. Her eyes then landed on her chest and midriff. For such a slim girl, Weiss was well put together. The slightest semblance of muscles poked out from her tight arms and washboard abdomen. Ruby loved planting kisses all over those itty bitty abs.

"Remnant to Ruby? Are you still with us?" Weiss asked, snapping Ruby back to reality.

"Sorry, Snowdrop. I was looking at your abs again..." Ruby confessed, her face turning bright red.

"Aww, look at my sweet little tomato..." Weiss teased lightly, making Ruby blush even redder. She was almost the shade she was named for at this point. Ruby's silver eyes glimmered like a piece of precious metal. Weiss caught herself looking down at Ruby's neck, her eyes traveling ever lower to see the red slayer's curves and muscles. Ruby's arms were relentlessly jacked, and her abs just wouldn't quit. She hadn't been completely honest with Yang, though; Ruby's thighs were just soft enough for Weiss to enjoy. "I just got distracted by your muscles, too..." Weiss confessed. It was her turn to become a tomato face now.

"Ha, I've still got it!" Ruby bragged. Weiss scoffed at the remark.

"We've been dating for maybe two months, Flower Pot. You haven't had the time to lose 'it' yet!" The two of them shared a laugh as they finished their ice cream. They stood up, bumping into one another by mistake. They both blushed ten shades of red at that.

"I love you, Snowdrop..." Ruby told her softly, her heart melting at the words like it always did.

"I love you, too, Gemstone..." Weiss replied. Their lips came together in a soft peck, and the two of them held hands as they left the ice cream parlor and began their walk back to the school.

\/\/\/\/\/

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[myklcollins]

HBD to Ray Parker Jr.! . I was way into the song Jack and Jill from this, the debut release of Ray's band Raydio. His catchy song writing and funky Mutron bass hooked me right away. I continued with them through the slight name change (Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio) and his solo years. But what I didn't know was how active he was as a session player. . Ray was recognized early as a talent in Detroit. He played on Motown/Tamla releases like Stevie Wonders Talking Book and wrote songs with Marvin Gaye. That's his guitar you hear on the song Want Ads by Honey Cone! Since learning this I've found him in the liner notes for artists as diverse as the Carpenters to Jean Luc Ponty. . A year or so back I attended a concert featuring Bob James and Earl Klugh, and Ray walked on the stage mid set! If all you know him for is the Ghostbusters song, dig a bit deeper to get to know this very talented man. Starting May with Ray! 👍😎🎶 . #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #vinylcommunitypost #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinylporn #vinylgram #vinyllover #vinyllove #vinyloftheday #vinylcollectionpost #33rpm #33rpmclub #nowspinning #nowplaying #cratedigging #records #recordcollection #instahifi #70smusic #raydio #rayparkerjr https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qDTnQpJGs/?igshid=utq3e8b2drw6

[crazedlunatic]

Zach Can’t Win

“Ugh, go away.” Zach, who was laying in his bed, groaned.

“You have to cut your hair.” Kurt said.

Sarah, who was sitting on the end of Zach’s bed while he played with a two week old puppy, nodded eagerly when Zach wasn’t looking.

Because while she adored his curls… they were getting a little extra unruly.

“I don’t want to cut my hair.”

“Honey, you look homeless.”

Zach looked up, screwing his face up. “What?!”

“Yes. Apparently now there’s rumors that your father and I are divorcing and I’m shunning you because you look like him.” Kurt gave him a look. “Please, Zach. Please. I am so sick of social media.”

“Daddy, you never ask Nick to cut his hair.”

“Because Nick cuts his hair. His hair also doesn’t clog up the shower drains. You and Blaine have the same hair. If you kept yours shorter like he does—”

“Wait.” Sarah gasped. “Hair cut or hair cut?”

“Hair cut.”

“No!” Sarah shook her head. “You can’t make him do that. He should just get it so it doesn’t look as, uhm… homeless-y. But not short.”

“I don’t look homeless! Besides, any time my hair is short people think I’m Dad and they ask me for autographs and I’m sorry but I can’t do that.”

“Also, one time when his hair was shorter a guy came up and kissed him.” Sarah added. “I was there… I laughed hysterically and dropped my ice cream cone.”

Zach gagged and pushed himself into a sitting position.

“Just trim it once a month, okay? I cannot take you to the fashion show next week looking like that.” Kurt massaged his own forehead.

“Well I cannot take you to high school graduation in three weeks with an attitude like that.” Zach shrugged.

Kurt’s eyes widened. “You have to cut your hair!”

“I don’t have to cut my hair! Oh my God!”

“Honey, you do. You really do. You really want to be a parent with hair that big? What if the baby suffocates?”

Sarah bit her lip, trying very hard not to laugh—but she didn’t know if it was at Kurt or Zach’s facial expression.

“If the baby suffocates, we’ll just get pregnant again!” Zach threw his arms in the air.

“Hey, I’m ho—” Blaine walked in and trailed off, seeing their faces. “Oh no. Just let him do what he wants with his hair, Kurt. Haircuts are very stressful when you’ve got longer curls. It kind of hurts too.”

“If he didn’t have longer curls that wouldn’t be an issue.”

“I’m not Dad!” Zach stood. “Besides, it’s the only way people can tell us apart unless they’re close enough to see Dad’s eye wrinkles.”

“Hey, that was rude. I was defending you.” Blaine pouted.

Sarah came over, hugging Blaine. “He can be very mean sometimes.”

“I know.” Blaine sighed dramatically, like he was talking to a therapist. “I just try so hard to be supportive but it’s never enough.”

“Blaine.” Kurt sighed.

“The thing is the last time I cut my hair short, you were upset until it grew back out.” Zach said exasperatedly.

“It’s true, Kurt.” Blaine said.

“It is not.” Kurt snapped.

“No, you were.” Zach protested. “You frowned every morning when you saw me and at night you’d just pet my short hair.”

Sarah looked between Zach and Kurt, amused.

“You think you want me to cut it short but you don’t. It happens every time and has since I was three. Every four years we do this, I give up and cut it off to shut you up, and you mope… and then I get sexually assaulted by people who think I’m Dad… despite the fact that nobody ever sexually assaults Dad.” Zach huffed.

“It’s all a front. They actually know it’s you.” Sarah quipped.

“Just get the hair cut!” Kurt exclaimed.

“Fine.” Zach said, grabbing his wallet off the desk. “Fine. I’ll go do it right now.”

“Thank God.” Kurt let out a sigh of relief.

“I don’t want to hear another word ever because I’m 18 now and this is the last time that you’re winning this argument. I’m only doing this to prove you wrong by the way.”

“Prove me wrong? I want you to cut it.” Kurt looked confused.

“No!” Sarah whined. “Don’t do it.”

“Oh, it’s done.” Zach walked out.

“It’s just a freaking trim.” Kurt said, still confused.

“Uh, Kurt… he’s getting more than a trim.” Blaine said slowly. “You were talking about shorter hair.”

“Yeah. He is because you pissed him off and he’s proving his point.” Sarah pouted.

“He wouldn’t cut his hair short to prove a point.” Kurt said confidently.

Blaine gave Sarah a look and she nodded in understanding because they both knew it.

…

“Told you.” Zach pointed, seeing Kurt’s face literally drop when he entered the kitchen.

“We’re the twins…” Nick said slowly, holding his fork with broccoli near his mouth. “But… you and Dad look like the twins.”

“No!” Kurt frowned.

“I told you. You want it, you want me to look like him, but you can’t handle it.” Zach said. “So here. Enjoy the barely curly curls while you can because next time, we’re going full curl afro. I’m talking that red head Olympic guy from when  you were younger curly.”

“You wouldn’t do that.” Sarah, who was sitting next to Nick at the table, tried to reason. “You told me that looks stupid.”

“Zachy…” Kurt went over, touching his barely there curls.

“I expect reimbursement too because that was the last of my gas money.” Zach held out a hand.

“Think you’ll get reimbursement in Ithaca?” Blaine joked.

“Uh, I’ll have access to my money.” Zach said. “Or you could just, you know, give it to me now since I’m eighteen and moving in August anyway.”

“Yeah, no. Sorry.”

“Grampa has a fit every time you do something to make you look more like Dad.” Nick cut in.

“Daddy’s fault.” Zach shrugged.

Nick came over and touched his short curls too. He then said, “Hey, you’ve got a birthmark over your ear.”

“You do too, Nick.” Kurt sighed. “I can’t believe you did this, Zach.”

“Yeah well you left us for six months to go to Tokyo or wherever, soooo…” Zach shrugged—which killed Kurt even more because he looked exactly like Blaine.

Honestly, Blaine and Zach spoke so differently that when Zach had longer hair it was hard to see them as looking exactly alike. Even their mannerisms were completely different—at least they seemed that way.

When Zach’s hair was shorter though, it was like looking at a younger and more soft spoken teenage Blaine. Zach did laugh a lot more than Blaine had when he was younger—and Kurt was convinced it was because he and Blaine had been such good, supportive parents.

Which made him hate Blaine’s parents even more, but that wasn’t the point.

Zach’s curls were the point.

“Zach, just so you know, you are the one that will end up making me drink. I always thought it would be Nick but you’ve completely thrown us all off.” Kurt sighed.

“Hey, I am not that bad!” Nick protested. “I can’t help that your fans love me and think I’m hilarious.”

“No regrets, just love.” Zach grinned.

“God, don’t bring Katy into this.” Nick groaned. “If I have to hear her voice one more time, I’m stabbing my ear drums out.”

“One song he won’t sing is ‘I Kissed A Girl and I Liked It.’” Sophie chirped coming in. “I still can’t believe you kissed Rachel, Daddy.”

“But you’re supposed to always have my side.” Blaine pouted.

Sophie looked between Blaine and Zach before turning to Kurt. “You had to do it, didn’t you? Can’t you just leave his poor head alone?”

“Technically I was making a point about how he really loves my curls even though he argues for me to cut them. Every time I’ve cut them short, he’s done this.” Zach shrugged as Sarah came into the room behind Sophie.

“WHAT DID YOU DO?!” She yelped. “You told me you’d never cut it that short!”

“I was proving a point!”

“I’m having a baby with someone who cuts off his hair to prove a point?! But your curls are my favorite!” Sarah whined, touching his head.

“I can’t win with you people.” Zach threw his hands in the air. “Bye!”

[nbbromancereader]

I literally just answered them all and had so much fun doing it! I'll send you some though incase you don't want to do every single one. Still loads though! 🙈 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8.

Yayyy i really wanted to do this, even though I’m not British! I have pretty strong feelings about most of these questions so I’ll just go ahead and answer them all 😆 let’s do this:

1. Who’s been your favourite bake off contestant?

This one is hard, I have so many favourites. But I’ll say Dr Tamal Ray because I had such a crush on him

2. What are your opinions on Love Island?

Judge me all you want - I know it’s horribly sexist and just overall awful for a whole lot of reasons but I’m hooked. It’s just great TV, what can I say

3. What were your favourite CBBC shows back in the day?

I hear CBBC broadcast Hey Arthur, which we had in Brazil growing up. So I’m gunna say that one

4. What’s a British stereotype that you hate?

I don't necessarily hate any of them as they don't really apply to me, but the accent one is so inaccurate it’s funny. Another one I thought was strange when I first moved here was that people were a lot less classy than I had expected lol

5. How about a British stereotype that’s actually very accurate for you?

I fit in pretty well with the introvert, tea-drinking stereotype.

6. Favourite British accent?

I love a friendly farmer Somerset accent. I also love all Scottish accents, and maybe Geordie depending on who’s speaking 

7. Any British landmarks you want to visit?

I haven't been anywhere north of Oxford in 7 years, so I’d still like to see all things Northern, starting with the Hadrian Wall

8. What’s the best John Lewis Christmas ad?

That one with the hare and the bear was pretty cute, but Monty the Penguin wins

9. Where is the true North/South divide?

In my super non-expert opinion, anywhere north of Cambridge is no longer the South. There is no such thing as a North-South divide because the Midlands exist, and then I’d say the North starts in Nottingham. 

10. Explain the Freddos controversy for all your non-British followers

Cheap chocolate trebled in price, sending everyone into a frenzy 

11. Favourite part of a roast dinner?

Obviously the roast potatoes

12. What’s the best dunking biscuit?

Not a dunker at all. So none

13. What are your thoughts on marmite?

Give me all of it. Marmite is life

14. Favourite British swear word?

Bollocks

15. Busted or McFly?

Both are shite. But if I had to choose, Busted

16. Complete this sentence “the DFS sale will end when…”

Brexit happens?

17. Favourite Horrible Histories song?

I’ll be honest and say I don't actually know what this is. 

18. Which selection box does your family get at Christmas?

My boyfriend’s family usually gets Quality Street, but it varies. 

19. Which wife of Henry VIII deserved better?

They all deserved better than him! But I am particularly sympathetic of the first one.

20. What are your thoughts on school uniforms?

I think they’re necessary. You don't have to think about outfits, so you can save your nice clothes for the weekend

21. Is it pronounced scone or scone?

Scone as in cone with an s, duh

22. How do you take your tea?

Pretty strong with just a dash of milk and maybe a little bit of honey.

23. Give us some British TV show recommendations

Peep Show for sure, The Inbetweeners, Vicar of Dibley, Gavin & Stacey, Sherlock and GBBO.

24. Best thing to get from Greggs?

Vegan sausage roll for the controversy, cheese and onion pasty for the flavour

25. Jaffa Cakes: cakes or biscuits?

I feel very unqualified to answer this lol but I’ll say cakes. It’s in the name!

26. Which is the best movie in the Cornetto trilogy?

This one is a bit too British for me. I don't know

27. Which Gavin and Stacey character are you most like?

I am very pleased to say that I have been described as a hybrid of Pam and Gwen.

28. Louis Theroux or David Attenborough?

Sir David all day long. I do love Louis though.

29. Pick a song to be the new national anthem

I’m thinking the theme song of a really iconic TV show, like Countdown or Match of the Day? That'd be funny

30. Chips with gravy: a delicacy or an abomination? How about curry sauce?

Abomination. Likewise, curry sauce can fuck off

This was so fun to do, @vickypoochoices!! I feel a little bit more British now, having listed these. Hahaha

[bunsandbiscuits]

dear rachel,

it’s me,

your boy. 

I remember two falls ago

you agreeing to go for ice cream with jayden and I

we had just started talking, and I had no idea what I was doing

I remember us three were walking down to ivanna cone and I kept looking at my reflection in the windows of the stores we passed by thinking, “You're gonna blow this, I don’t know or when but it’ll happen. It’s what you’ve always done and will always do.”

Later that night in memorial stadium I almost did. 

Since then I have had numerous other chances to fulfill my own prophecy, but as someone who I once chastised for not believing in us, you’ve kept us together over and over. We’ve both grown to fight and love for our love and it’s been such a beautiful thing.

It’s been almost a year and a half now and we both have grown so much in both this relationship and as people. It’s honestly incredible.

We’ve made so many beautiful, unforgettable memories and we’ve been there for each other through the hardest of times. You truly have been the best friend I could’ve asked for. 

We’ve expressed our love for each other through countless letters, Spotify playlists, happy couple jokes, thoughtful gifts, shared meals, long trips, loving words and so much more. 

The reason I wanted to tell that ice cream story is because I’ve been determined to not let whatever nonsense I told myself happen.

I am so proud of our relationship, I am so proud to be the boyfriend of such an incredibly thoughtful, intelligent, genuine, kind, beautiful, talented girl. 

Someone who has made me a such a better person, a more thoughtful person, someone who is on their way to love themselves for who they truly are, a more motivated person, a kinder person. You’ve elevated me in so many ways and I hope I’ve done the same to you.

The reason I brought up that first memory is because I’ve been thinking.

I have not been giving you all of me. 

This wasn’t a conscious choice, it happened out of fear. Fear of losing you, my love. The person you fell in love with is here and he’s growing every day, as you know, occasionally with growing pains. But in order to fully grow I needed to start to separate myself from a co-dependence and fear that I had associated with you and our relationship. 

I believe this is what has kept me away from you in a way, and you away from me. 

I checked Buns and Biscuits today and my heart dropped at the last time I added a song even though I know I’ve had numerous songs that have reminded me of you.

This small thought made me realize that perhaps in this past year or so I had been so focused on trying to maintain our relationship and get us back on level footing I had forgotten that it was still so important for it to grow. I was too concerned with constantly making sure everything was ok and that we were ok and not going to fall apart at any minute to remember to grow our love. I was exhausted. This type of reaction was probably needed last summer and fall but not anymore however I got stuck in it.

The co-dependence and fear only grew and I started to get frustrated about things I didn’t understand why I was frustrated about. I hated feeling fearful and frustrated and sometimes I even associated that with the relationship. I know now that was my own doing and to be free of it I had to drop this fear and co-dependence, so I started to try..

Rachel, I scared myself. 

When I let go, I felt so free, something in my head just clicked and I felt this huge sense of relief. No more fear and no more depending on another person. 

However when I thought of you that day, that strong sense of connection didn’t feel the same. It scared me so much. I wondered if the co-dependence and fear was what was keeping me in the relationship. 

But then instead, I was overwhelmed with this feeling of love. A feeling that I’ve had for you for so long, but now all of it was coming from just me. No fear, no co-dependence, just me. 

That connection that was gone was the fear and constant feeling of fixing whatever problems come up to save us that I had confused with love and connection.

I have so so so much love for you. My honey bun and biscuit. 

I want to give you all of me, my full-self, the one you fell in love with. Free of fear and co-dependence. You deserve it. You deserve so much. You’re such an incredible person and I feel so fortunate to have you. I feel this with all of soul. I feel this peaceful natural love for you, my sweet baby. 

As we continue this journey together, I cannot wait to grow in love with you even more in a natural and organic way. Our way. 

I know we’ve been through so much this year, and a lot of change is coming. I just want you to know, you have all of me, and I’m so excited to grow in love with you through it all.

https://open.spotify.com/user/12598057/playlist/6OKze1hmTAfPOjNCmdXDUy?si=7zNDcwWiQZ6swldLJWZd8g

you have all of me rachel morgan long. our relationship has had hills and valleys but through it all, we’ve had each other. i’m so excited to keep falling in love with you. I love you so much

😽😽😽

your goofy boy,

Johnny 

p.s. as my copy editor I KNOW you’ll point out how often I say “grow” or “growing” and I’m proudly going to say I did it on purpose for emphasis <3

[blackkudos]

General Johnson

General Norman Johnson (May 23, 1941 – October 13, 2010) was the frontman of Chairmen of the Board and an American rhythm and blues songwriter and record producer.

Biography

Johnson made an early start in music when he began singing in his church choir at the age of six. His recording debut came six years later on Atlantic Records, who recorded his group the Humdingers, although the tracks remain unreleased. In 1961, and following a change in name to the Showmen, Johnson and the group recorded a single for Minit Records, "It Will Stand." It was a chart hit in both 1961 and 1964. Although the Showmen recorded other offerings for Minit and Swan, including such hits as "39-21-46", they split up in 1968.

Johnson attempted an abortive solo career before joining the then new Invictus label in Detroit, Michigan. Steered by Holland-Dozier-Holland, Johnson recruited Danny Woods (ex-The Showmen), Harrison Kennedy, and Eddie Curtis and created Chairmen of the Board. Their debut single, "Give Me Just a Little More Time", rose to #3 in the US Billboard R&B chart in 1970. Further hits included "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" and "Everything's Tuesday."

Johnson commenced a career as songwriter with "Pay to the Piper," becoming a modest success for Chairmen of the Board. Other songs he wrote were successful when recorded by other musicians. These included the Grammy Award winning "Patches" for Clarence Carter (Jerry Reed also recorded a country music cover version). Invictus Records labelmates Honey Cone recorded the Johnson penned tracks "Want Ads", "Stick Up," and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show." Also Johnson wrote "Bring the Boys Home", for Freda Payne.

Chairmen of the Board's popularity diminished in the middle of the 1970s, although Johnson and Woods remained together re-billed as the Chairmen. Johnson tried a solo career again in 1976, and his debut solo album on Arista Records was a modest success. He teamed up again with Woods in the following decade, making a living on the beach music circuit. In 1993, having lost little of his distinctive vocal style, Johnson released another album, What Goes Around Comes Around, recorded with Woods.

In recognition of the contribution that Johnson has made to American popular music, the Virginia General Assembly designated June 9, 2001 as General Johnson Day in Virginia.

Johnson died on October 13, 2010, in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. His obituary in The New York Times reported that his family attributed his death to complications of lung cancer. Other obituaries did not mention lung cancer but did note that he was recovering from recent knee surgery.

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